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Lagos State Police Command appoints first female PRO

June 11, 2012 by Eniola Akinkuotu

The Lagos State Police Command has appointed its first female Public Relations Officer.
Ngozi Braide, a deputy superintendent of police, is the 16th PPRO of the state since the office was created in 1971.
She had served as PRO in various commands, including the Special Fraud Unit, Force Headquarters Annex Milverton, where she was recently transferred as Sectional Head of Oil and Gas Fraud Section.
Braide also served with International Criminal Police Organisation between 1999 and 2003. In INTERPOL, Braide was attached to the Organised Crime Division.
Braide is the third PPRO of the command this year following the exit of Mr. Samuel Jinadu in January and Mr. Joseph Jaiyeoba on Monday.
Jinadu was transferred to the Human Rights section of the State Criminal Investigation Department while Jaiyeoba has been transferred to Mosafejo Police Division where he will serve as the Divisional Police Officer.
Braide joined the Nigeria Police on August 15, 1996 as a Cadet Inspector. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Language from Lagos State University and has attended different professional courses both within and outside Nigeria.